Originally Posted by bugdevheli
Most of us have seen the video of the chap wrecking his helicopter trying to give it a go without the instructor. What is your opinion about the possibilities of someone actually mastering the basics by this go it alone technique and what machine would you suggest

Give it a go - but let us know when and where, as my video camera battery takes quite some time to charge up. I would suggest someone else's machine.
BTW, please make it somewhere with something nice and solid for us all to hide behind.